System Activate
We invite you to System Activate, our first experiment in the forests of Central Vermont. This event is an ecstatic ritual that we all get to create together from the ground up. System Activate is a rave, not a festival. You can think of it as a rite of the Motherbeat. The System Activate team will set-up the 42,000 Watt LUV NRG SOUNDSYSTEM in a gorgeous forest clearing atop a hill with the sun and the moon as our backdrop. This gathering will take place from August 22nd - August 24th, 2025.
The land we are using is private and beautiful, but it is raw real nature. The paths are uneven and there is a trek uphill to reach the dancefloor. There will be no glamping or creature comforts, but there is plenty of campground for everyone, drinkable well water, and porta potties (no showers). You will need a ride to get there—the event site is 2.5 hours from Boston, 3 hours from Montreal and 5 hours from Brooklyn. Each car needs a parking pass, which can be purchased in addition to a ticket. We strongly encourage folks to carpool & travel in groups up to the site—write friends or post on our discord to organize.
Our preference is that you arrive on Friday before sundown, but everyone must at least arrive no later than noon on Saturday. We have only one stage so that we can all share in the music together. Music on Friday will start at 7:30pm and end around 4 or 5 am to give everyone a chance to rest a little before a 23-hour presentation of music that will stretch from Saturday into Sunday morning. The dancing will stop around 7am Sunday morning and then Farplane will help us reintegrate and process the experience with hours of gorgeous drone and ambient. Around 11am on Sunday all music will stop and people will have the rest of the day to sleep/nap and pack up. We ask that everyone leave by Sunday night.
There are accessibility issues with this land. The land is raw and only has dirt paths. Getting to the dancefloor requires a trek uphill. We'll have a UTV to help anyone who needs it. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to ask any questions or to make arrangements ahead of time for any particular accessibility needs. We are committed to doing everything we can to make the space accessible for you.
You should bring everything you need with you including food, camping gear, and a water bottle. We will not have alcohol for sale; instead, we’ll have non-alcoholic beverages and Smart Drinks for sale to keep you moving. A safety team will be on-site should you need help for any reason.
This is so important, more important than anything else: if you buy a ticket we take that as a promise to leave the land exactly as you left it. This is a “Leave No Trace” rave. That means no glitter, no feathers, no garbage. What you bring leaves with you and that includes "natural garbage" like fruit cores, rolling paper remains, cigs, etc. Our host asks for this as their main condition of allowing us to use the land, so as a group we need to be vigilant.
This event has been years in the making. We cannot wait to welcome you into this space and share in this experience together. Tickets are limited and currently live at our ticket link. We look forward to dancing, touching the ineffable, and hopefully building something for the future with you.
All information about the event, FAQs, contact info, ect can be found on our website: systemactivate.com
Maya, Eris and Blaire
